As I was thinking about writing a new post on my blog today, a thought flashed through my mind.

The thought was Throw away religion and follow Jesus

Too many a time, religion has been the invention of Man and his own method of achieving salvation. When we think of Cain and his personal method for approaching God , we receive a warning that like Abel we must always look to God for direction and not to ourselves or others for that matter.

Let us use a simple example :
A man has a number of sheep and feeds them with fresh pasture, protects them, guides them and heals their wounds. The Sheep have come to know his voice and the warmth associated with it , they learn to trust him and follow him as a true leader. In this scenario everything goes well .

"He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young " -Isaiah 40:11
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." - John 10:11

One day this good Shepherd embarks on a journey and puts his sheep under the care of a hired hand. This shepherd writes a book of instructions on how he wants the sheep to be looked after. But the hired hand could careless, he's in it for the money and what he can get out of the business. He starves the sheep from eating fresh grass, if a wolf attacks the sheep he cannot be bothered because his own life is dear to him, he is lazy and screams and shouts his own commandments at the sheep, intimidates them and eventually scatters them.

"The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it." - John 10:12
"The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep." - John 10:13

Lesson :
This is what happens to us as Christians who are the sheep of Christ's pasture when we follow men ( hired hands ) and not Christ. They may be in it for the money, could be infiltrators or worse still false prophets who lead us away from Christ to destruction.

They do not feed us with fresh pasture ( sound doctrine ) and even when they quote the words of scripture it is often misqoted and twisted to suit their agenda. Many of these hired hands have made a name for themselves and are like gods in their congregations and beyond. They are considered infallible like the pope and must be obeyed or else !

Gentle ? Don't make me laugh , some even slap and whip their members who fall out of line , others milk the sheep to death , others abuse them sexually and yet many more feed them with half-truths and poisons.

Solution :
Throw away religion, throw away their creeds and follow JESUS . Stop following MEN .

Some advice :



1. Remember we are the sheep of his pasture and not the sheep of men's pasture.

"For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. " - Psalm 95:7
"Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise." - Psalm 79:13



2. Know and hear his voice

"To day if ye will hear his voice" - Psalm 95:7b
"Hear, O my people, and I will warn you--if you would but listen to me, O Israel! - Psalm 81:8
"As has just been said: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion." -Hebrews 3:15
"My sheep listen to my voice; " - John 10:27



3. Follow Jesus and not MEN

"I know them, and they follow me" - John 10:27
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." -Matthew 4:19
"At once they left their nets and followed him" - Matthew 4:19



4. Obey his voice

"If you love me, you will obey what I command."
"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." - John 14:21
"This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome" - 1 John 5:3



5. Enjoy his fresh pasture not creeds and strange doctrines

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever." -John 6:58
"Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" - Matthew 4:4

Be blessed.

Following a deity is religion.



Epic fail.


#Frosbel debunked

Following jesus is man-worship.



Epic fail.


#Frosbel debunked

PAGAN 9JA:
Following jesus is man-worship.



Epic fail.


#Frosbel debunked

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I've always said, You're getting closer and closer to being an atheist.

Did I say 3years that last time? Scratch that, a few months and you'll throw them all away eventually.

Thats what happens when you start thinking

or throw away jesus and follow religion?